CVE-2026-20204
Improper Handling and Insufficient Isolation of Specific Temporary Files in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the apptemp directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Handling and Insufficient Isolation of Specific Temporary Files in Splunk Enterprise
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the apptemp directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-20204- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-22934
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the apptemp directory.
- Record
EUVD-2026-22934- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj97-4w7h-79j2
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform...
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the apptemp directory.
- Record
GHSA-gj97-4w7h-79j2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.1, 10.0.5, 9.4.10, and 9.3.11, and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 10.4.2603.0, 10.3.2512.5, 10.2.2510.9, 10.1.2507.19, 10.0.2503.13, and 9.3.2411.127, a low-privileged user that does not hold the admin or power Splunk roles could potentially perform a Remote Code Execution (RCE) by uploading a malicious file to the $SPLUNK_HOME/var/run/splunk/apptemp directory due to improper handling and insufficient isolation of temporary files within the apptemp directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-20204- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-377
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20204 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Splunk, published April 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.10%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.